Walter Graham was living at the right time for Revolutionary War service — and sure enough, he's listed in Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co.). You can search this 17-volume book with a subscription to Ancestry.com's <www.ancestry.com > US membership. In 1781, Graham enlisted in Lt. Jeremiah Brown's detachment (part of Col. Asa Barns' regiment), but served for just 10 days. Later, your relative apparently joined the army under Gen. Stark at Saratoga, NY.

Since Graham was in Adams, Berkshire County, Mass., for both his enlistment and the 1790 census, let's assume he lived there during the intervening decade. Search for resources from that time period and locality in the catalog of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' Family History Library (FHL), online at <www.familysearch.org>. Click the Library tab, then Family History Library Catalog, and do a place search on Adams and then Berkshire. For the former, you'll find church, land, town and other records; county sources include probates and Revolutionary War pension papers. You could search on North Adams, too, though that town wasn't formed from Adams until 1878. Write down any pertinent microfilm numbers — for a small fee, you can order them through an FHL branch Family History Center near you. When you view the film, be on the lookout for Grahams who could be related to Walter. Researching those people could lead you to more information on your ancestor.